The bitter feud between the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr. Adams Oshiomhole and the governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki got messier at the weekend after the latter reportedly said he was not like those who burnt building to cover up certificate issues.
Oshiomhole is believed to be supporting Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu for the APC ticket ahead of the June 22 primary.
Obaseki recently came under public scrutiny after three chieftains of the APC filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja alleging that his Bachelor of Arts certificate in Classical Studies obtained from the University of Ibadan was falsified.
However, speaking during a Thank You tour to principal officers and ward leaders in Oredo local government area of the state at the weekend, the governor stated: “They said I forged my certificate
“How can you forge the certificate of the University of Ibadan? I am not like those that burn buildings to cover up their certificate issues,” Obaseki stated.
A mysterious fire engulfed a section of the state ministry of education housing academic records and other vital documents in June 2013 during Adams Oshiomhole’s administration
Oshiomhole’s primary school leaving certificate was being challenged at the court in 2013 by the then Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate at the 2012 governorship election, Mr. Charles Airhiavbere.
At that time, Obaseki was Oshiomhole’s special adviser on economy and a member of the kitchen cabinet.
Obaseki said the forthcoming governorship election in the state would be a watershed moment in Nigeria’s nascent democracy.
He said the polls will change the face of Nigeria’s elections and strengthen its democracy.
“We have been practising democracy for 21 years now. We cannot continue to behave the same way.
“This time, we will change the narrative. This will be a government of the people by the people and for the people. It will not be a government of the people by a few people,” he added.
